Basement Makeover Part Deux

First of all..
Dear Lifetime,
I am very upset that you took Greys Anatomy out of your weekdays afternoon lineup and replaced it was another dumb crime drama/comedy-whatever-it-is. I usually love you, but right now, I hate you.  A lot.
Thank you!


P.P.S. I figured out you just cut it down to one episode at noon.  Still, I shake my fist at you.


 Don't tell my husband, but between last week and yesterday, I went to the fabric store 5 times.  Woops!  I didn't spend that much and, combined with Etsy sales, I haven't spent anything and am blessed enough to be on the upside.  Woop woop!  I have loved making and creating new things and designs and being able to sell them.  I went to find some Chenille for burp cloths and Joann's didn't have any white.  They never do and it ticks me off!  So, I perused around the store and remembered I read that their clearance fabric was an additional half off.  Yes please!
The basement has slowly been getting a makeover but, while the new paint looks so much better, it's still missing some life.  We don't spend a lot of time down there except to workout, do laundry and occasionally watch TV when we have company over (as in I am watching one thing and Daniel another), but I need something to make my eye twinkle when I'm down there.
Oh yeah, back to Joann's.
I found some awesome fabric for cheap!  First, a print.  Dry clean only (oh well), but great quality and I love the colors.  The other- a navy apparel fabric.  It was on a makeshift bolt, so I have no idea of the fiber content.  Feels expensive. It wasn't.  I wanted it to be not-so-girlie because it's kind of Daniel's area and I thought I did okay, but he gave me that you-are-off-your-rocker look when I showed him.  He says he likes it, though.  Oh well!
I bought 1.5 yards of the print and 1 yard of the blue to make 5 pillows.  I used the stuffing in the pillows that used to be on the couch to stuff the new ones.  I really like pleats and think they are somewhat manly (when considering bows, ruffles, or fabric flowers), so I went with that.  They kind of coordinate with the pillows I made for the couches upstairs:

Here is before:

I know, it's the before before picture with green walls.  Deal with it.

After:

The lighting is kind of bad in the basement in the evening.  Here's another look at the good picture =)

Yes!  Love love love it.  How much did this cost?

Print:  1.5 yards at $3 yard (originally $12!)=$4.50

Navy:  1 yard at $2 yard

Stuffing:  Had it

Thread:  Had it

=

$6.50!
On a side note, today I spent the day sewing with some girlfriends from church.  We had a blast!  They both have new babies so we sewed 2 nursing covers and I made both babies a pair of baby booties!

Love those chubby legs in these shoes!  Claire's {right} aren't so chubby, but she's only a few weeks old!

I made Tara's baby Claira (not the same baby as Claire) some on Monday and they are precious!

Cannot. Get. Enough.  Making more pairs tonight!